Sentence examples for promises upon from inspiring English sources

But an E.T.N. is a note issued by a financial company that promises, upon the note's maturity, to make a payment based on the gain or the loss in an index or a commodity, minus management fees.

Many of the promises upon which the bogus pitches are made fall within the realm of too-good-to-be-true and the due diligence undertaken by those victimized is either nonexistent or lackadaisical.

A bartender promises, upon inquiry, that the Torpedo "will take you on a journey". The pear vodka, ginger, sesame oil and black pepper concoction doesn't disappoint.

But Park's promises upon taking office in 2012 of using the services sector, creative industries, and technology start-ups to deliver an economic transformation similar to the rapid industrialization of the 1970s and 1980s have not been realized.

Some did not receive the weekly stipend of $30 for medicine and incidentals they were promised upon arrival.

The gifts included 12 artworks, promised upon Mrs. Bettencourt's death, which now hang in the Neuilly-sur-Seine mansion, including paintings by Picasso, Matisse and Fernand Léger.

When he went home to Washington last month for therapy, James texted him regularly and was waiting with open arms, as promised, upon his return.

The prime minister, David Cameron, had promised upon his election that tourism would be a priority, the editors of the influential Good Hotel Guide said.

And in case the summons to patriotism was not enough, Mr. Primakov piled promise upon promise in a last-minute effort to win over Russia's disaffected and dispossessed.

With all the jobs it promised upon opening less than two years ago, the $35 million Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility seemed the salvation of the flat and tattered Mississippi Delta town of Tutwiler, population 1,364.

Foreign business executives say that unless the agreement excludes Hong Kong subsidiaries of multinational corporations, mainland China may not provide significantly greater access to its service industries than it promised upon joining the World Trade Organization in November 2001.